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Polaris 25.03 documentation

  • Getting Started
  • Developing POLARIS
    • Getting setup
      • Visual Studio Code
      • Visual Studio
      • TACC
      • Ubuntu
      • WSL
      • BEBOP and Crossover
      • CentOS 7
    • Dependencies
      • Getting Pre-built Dependencies
      • Building Dependencies from source
      • Adding new dependencies
    • Building Code
    • System Architecture
      • C++ Overview
      • Introduction to CRTP / Facade
      • Advanced CRTP
      • Random Choice
      • Threading Model
      • Simulation Engine
      • Simulation Time
      • Units
      • Routing
      • Memory Usage
      • Adding a new app
      • Model Outputs
    • Libraries
    • Software Development Practices
    • Release cycle
    • Git
    • Working with GitLab
    • Logging
    • Common Preprocessor Macros
    • Interpreting Stack Traces
    • Debugging
      • GDB
      • Visual Studio
    • Tutorials
      • C++ Concepts
      • Designing your first agent
      • ANTARES Visualization
  • Parameters
    • Scenario File Parameters
    • Demand Parameters
    • Multimodal Routing Parameters
    • Freight Model Parameters
    • Shared Mobility Parameters
  • Practice of running POLARIS
    • Trajectory Sampling
  • Theory
    • Demand Model
      • Population synthesis
      • Routine activity location choice
      • Transit Pass Chooser
      • Vehicle chooser model
      • Bicycle ownership level choice
      • Telecommuting choice
      • E-scooter adoption behavior model
      • On Demand Delivery (ODD) choice
      • E-commerce choice
      • Activity Generation
      • Activity planning order model
      • Activity timing choice
      • Destination Choice
      • Mode Choice
    • Assignment and Routing Models
      • Routing
      • Multimodal Routing, Assignment, and Simulation
    • Traffic Flow Model
      • Flow Models Available in POLARIS
        • Mesoscopic Model
        • Lagrangian Coordinates Model
    • Shared Mobility
      • Overview
      • Shared Mobility Operator File
      • TNC Operator
      • TNC Vehicle
      • TNC Assignment
      • TNC Repositioning
      • Dynamic Ride-Sharing
      • First-Mile Last-Mile (FMLM)
      • Helpful Hints
      • Modes
    • Freight
      • Firm Synthesis and Asset Modeling
      • Channel Choice
      • Logistics Formulation
      • Daily Truck Operation
      • External Trips Module
      • Freight EVCS Optimization
  • 3D Visualizer
  • Polaris User Group (PUG)
    • Wrangling Inputs and Outputs
    • Demand and Supply in POLARIS
    • Traffic Flow, Network Representation, and Routing
    • For Developers
  • Frequently Asked Questions
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Flow Models Available in POLARIS

Flow Models Available in POLARIS#

The following traffic flow models have been implemented in POLARIS and available for use.

  • Mesoscopic Model
    • Model Description
    • Node models: Link Inflows and Outflows
    • Further features
    • Key parameters
  • Lagrangian Coordinates Model
    • Baseline model
    • Node Models and Vehicle Transition
    • Multiclass Extension
    • Multiclass Settings and Parameters

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